Measuring Things That Matter in Science: The Importance of Alignment with Communities

Autor/in	Vecchio, Sandra
Titel	Measuring Things That Matter in Science: The Importance of Alignment with Communities
Quelle	In: Teaching Science, 67 (2021) 3, S.9-14 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-6313
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; STEM Education; Science Instruction; Food; Wastes; Context Effect; Plastics; Measurement Techniques; Data Collection; Social Problems; Inquiry; Science Process Skills; Ethics; Research Skills; Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; STEM; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Lebensmittel; Gargabe; Abfall; Plastisches Material; Messtechnik; Data capture; Datensammlung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Ethik; Forschungsleistung; Elementarunterricht; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	As the number of jobs in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) workforce grows exponentially, there has never been a more important time to provide students with real-world learning opportunities that have 21st century implications. Measuring things that matter is a fundamental skill that formulates the backbone of many concepts across all STEM disciplines. Even though measurement underpins countless situations in everyday life, the concept is rarely taught in a manner that connects to the broader community. Unfortunately, when measurement is taught without context, students may struggle to make sense of the numbers and units involved (Farmer et al., 2015). The science innovation discussed in this paper, achieves authenticity by adding personal value to developing measurement as a skill. The overarching focus is to engage students through the study of how wasting perishable food links to plastic wastage. Contextualising the innovation and taking measurements of an everyday issue aligns students' personal experiences with perishable food freshness (Sengupta et al., 2019). Considering the broader community also ties the end users to measurements made, data collected, and research conducted. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how students may develop measurement skills when teaching science through the consideration of a prevalent community issue. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01